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Recruiting Trail: McEntire, Johnson add offers

John Snodgrass, jsnodgrass@enquirer.com
Published 11:17 a.m. ET March 15, 2018

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This is the newest installment of a twice-a-week column focusing on local Division I prospects. If you know of a local that recently received a DI offer or committed to a DI program tweet it to @jsnodsenq

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Damani Mcentire steals the ball against Indian Hill at Indian Hill High School, Friday Feb. 9, 2018(Photo: Michael Noyes For The Enquirer)Buy Photo

Damani McEntire has been wowing local basketball fans all season. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound Deer Park guard is averaging 18 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.5 steals and 4.3 assists per game this year for the undefeated Wildcats. Those numbers grabbed the attention of Texas Southern as the Tigers offered McEntire on March 14.

Moving to the gridiron, the area’s top Class of ’20 prospect continues to rake in offers from some of the biggest programs in the country. On March 14 Paris Johnson earned an offer from Arizona State. Less than 24 hours later national champion Alabama extended the St. Xavier standout an offer. Johnson, considered the top recruit in Ohio’s 2020 class and the No. 1 offensive tackle prospect in the country for the ’20 cycle, is closing in on 35 FBS offers. The 6-foot-7, 275-pound sophomore has already been offered a spot on the ’20 All-American Bowl roster.

Another local Class of ’20 standout, Princeton linebacker Jaheim Thomas, also earned an offer this week. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Thomas received an offer from Florida International on March 14. Thomas now holds a half-a-dozen offers and is considered the No. 6 overall prospect in Ohio’s 2020 class by 247sports.com. That same site lists Thomas as a top-20 outside linebacker prospect in the ’20 class.